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"Life on Earth depends on the busy activities of insects, but global populations of these teeming creatures are currently under threat, with grave consequences for us all. Alien Worlds presents insects and other arthropods as you have never seen them before, explaining how they conquered the planet and why there are so many of them, and shedding light on the evolutionary marvels that enabled them to thrive. Blending glorious imagery with entertaining...
7) Super Bugs
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In rhyming text, the Super Bugs buzz all over town, rescuing other insects in danger.
10) Summer walk
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"Ramble through the woods, as you join Grammy and her favorite grandkids on a summer walk. Illustrations and rhymes will guide readers as they learn to identify twenty-six different insects. At day's end, discover how to create a caterpillar habitat"--
11) Earth school
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"The Marshmallow Martians head off to Earth School and try to learn all about bugs"--
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"How long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem? On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5" nectary, the place where flowers make nectar, the sweet liquid that insects and birds eat. How, he wondered, did insects pollinate the orchid? It took 130 years to find the answer. After experiments, he made a prediction. There must be a...
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Create the cutest garden dwellers in ink & watercolor. Celebrate the beautiful world of backyard birds, butterflies, bumblebees and more with captivating ink and wash designs by artist and educator Camilla Damsbo Brix. With her detailed step-by-step tutorials and progress photos, Camilla makes capturing the beauty of your garden as easy as can be. In these 25 compositions, you'll master Camilla's loose, impressionist style of expressive lines and...
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Ever wondered which insects are considered the skunks of the insect world? Or which insects communicate through dance? Or which insects taste with their feet? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus fun facts and lots of fascinating, colorful illustrations.
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Episode 1 of "Octavia's Incredible Music Room Adventures"
Octavia, the music room spider, watches Jaco conduct his third grade classmates and wishes she could play along with them. Once class is over, she ventures out from her hiding place to get a close look at the inside of the baby grand piano. The trouble begins when Mr. Brio, the music teacher (who's terribly afraid of spiders) returns to the music room and starts playing the piano. Will Octavia...
16) Melissa Honeybee
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Melissa is a young honeybee with a special mission from her mother, the queen. Melissa flies a long way to find a source of pollen, nectar and water. With a waggle bee dance she will help save the hive. The queen will have a surprise for Melissa-and not a surprise this honeybee ever thought possible!
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"Hi, I'm Mr Naughty Nine Legs. In case you haven't guessed, I'm a spider with nine legs. Yes, you read it right, nine legs! I get into all sorts of trouble. I'm a very naughty spider. I see you have my book in your hand. Why not open it up and take a look? Read about my adventure if you dare. I meet my biggest fear, maybe it will give you a scare."
19) Jungle juice: 1
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"PREY VS. PREDATOR Every society has its hierarchy, and college student Suchan Jang is at the top of the human one. But despite his popularity and charisma, he has a secret that keeps him from getting close with others under his clothes lies a pair of dragonfly wings! And when he's forced to expose them to save the girl he likes, Suchan suddenly finds himself plummeting to the bottom of the food chain. It is then, alone and at his lowest point, that...
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Which do you think is greater: the combined weight of all the insects in the world, or all the humans? How many flowers does it take to provide the pollen for a pound of honey? What is the most venomous insect in the world? And how many dust mites are there inside your mattress right now? In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Jason Zenobia answers all of these questions and more as he talks us through over one hundred amazing facts about insects...
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